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Google has started rolling out a better integration between the YouTube mobile apps and the YouTube apps on Smart TVs.

YouTube is updating its video player to add a ‘Most Replayed’ feature that highlights the most popular sections of a video.

After experimenting with auto-generated chapters on YouTube videos last year, Google is now adding video transcripts and auto-generated translations on mobile devices.

Google's YouTube Go app for Android users with limited data or a slow connection will shut down in August.

YouTube is ready to roll out picture-in-picture support on iPhones and iPads running iOS 15.

YouTube is adding new filtering options on mobile to make it easier to find Live VODs and YouTube Shorts on a channel.

The first episode of Halo The Series will be free to watch on YouTube for a week, though only in the US.

YouTube could have big plans for podcasts creators this year including the launch of dedicated podcast pages, audio ads, and new metrics for content creators.

YouTube TV is planning to bring 5.1 audio support to Google TV, Android TV, and Roku devices soon, with Apple TV, Fire TV, and game consoles to follow.

YouTube users in the US are getting access to a vast catalog of movies and popular TV shows, which will be all free to watch with ads.

YouTube has reportedly started offering up to $300K “grants” to podcasters to convince them to launch a video version of their podcast on the platform.

Facebook and YouTube have banned the Russian news channels RT and Sputnik in Europe in response to Russia’s full-scale assault on Ukraine.

YouTube detailed the challenges posed by “borderline” videos that don’t violate YouTube’s CGUs but can still be responsible for making misinformation go viral.

Google has several new features in the pipeline for YouTube this year including new monetization opportunities for creators and collaborative live streaming.

After Roku complained publicly about Google abusing its market power, Google said it would pull YouTube from Roku’s devices.

Google revealed this week that it will replace its Play Movies & TV app on LG, Samsung, and Vizio Smart TVs with the YouTube app.

15 months after it converted YouTube Music into a Progressive Web App (PWA), Google has done so with its flagship YouTube web app as well.

A J.D. Power study claims that Americans now spend $47 per month, on average, for streaming services, up 24 percent from the $38 per month spent before the pandemic.

Because of the failure of its strategy to position Xbox One as an all-in-one entertainment device, Microsoft is taking a different tack with Xbox Series X|S.

Apple TV+ will be among several top-tier media services available on the PlayStation 5 when it launches next month, Sony said today.

Following the European Union urging streaming services to reduce network traffic, Netflix and YouTube reduces streaming quality to help deal with demand caused by the coronavirus outbreak in Europe.

With Sony shutting down PlayStation Vue, it's finally letting in competitors into the PlayStation 4, starting with YouTube TV.

According to Neilsen, music streaming services grew 30 percent in the U.S. last year and hit one trillion streams for the first time.

Cord-cutting services got more expensive in 2019, but despite one notable defeat, the number of services expanded dramatically.

YouTube embraces bigger thumbnails as part of latest update, introduces new queuing feature on the desktop.

Google will pay a record $170 million fine to settle allegations by the FTC that YouTube has violated the privacy of children.

As I write this, we’re about two-thirds of the way through this year’s home swap, which is taking place near Amsterdam, The Netherlands.